Jessica Bahr

Case numbers appear to be on the rise in parts of Australia heading into the holiday season — and many people are no longer taking precautions.

Billions of dollars have been put towards ending gender-based violence in Australia — but the situation is not getting better.

An adult content creator has had her Australian visa cancelled after announcing plans to film videos with "barely legal" 18-year-olds.

An adult content creator has had her Australian visa cancelled after announcing plans to film videos with "barely legal" 18-year-olds.

Two years ago, reproductive rights were wound back in the United States. Now, questions are being raised about whether something similar could happen in parts of Australia.

There were 183,131 deaths registered in Australia in 2023, and the leading causes have been revealed.

Pets are an integral part of many families but are not legally allowed to be buried with humans in many public cemeteries.

Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli air strike, and the Lebanese political and militant group's backers have warned it will not go unavenged.

More than 600 cases have been reported in the current quarter, up from only six at the start of 2024. Experts say Australian's should not panic, but "remain vigilant" and get vaccinated if eligible.

Peter Dutton has labelled international students seeking visa extensions the "modern day version of boat arrivals" who are exploiting system weaknesses. Experts say it's a "nonsense" and "unfair" assessment.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong said 2024 is on track to be the "deadliest year on record" for aid workers.

The Pacific Islands Forum communique was published on Friday, but later disappeared and was replaced with a version containing no mention of Taiwan.

The government's Smartraveller website has issued a notice of increased health risks in Europe, North and South America, and Asia.

In 2023, the Australian Bureau of Statistics vowed that the LGBTIQ+ community would be better represented in the next Census. Now, it has been revealed questions will remain unchanged.

When the Olympics began, there were no female athletes. This year, there will be an even gender split for the first time.

When Laura Ramos saw an online sale for a popular Australian fashion brand, with items priced as low as $7, it seemed too good to be true. The Sydney woman ordered about $70 worth of clothing after clicking through a pop-up ad on social media. "The logos were everywhere, there were exactly the same photos used on the (real) website, and exactly the same items," Ramos said describing the site. "They basically copied everything but the price." She ordered the clothing to be s…

Australians have been warned about opportunistic scammers attempting to take advantage of a widespread IT outage. It comes after a botched update from US cybersecurity company CrowdStrike caused global chaos on Friday, with banks, media outlets, supermarkets, retailers, and airports among those impacted. Home Affairs Minister Claire O'Neil confirmed on Saturday morning that the outage was not caused by a cybersecurity breach, and said most Australian systems impacted were now operational.…

Losing money to a financial scam is bad enough, but some victims are being tricked again by fraudulent offers to help them recover lost funds. Financial recovery scams are on the rise in Australia, and anybody who has had money stolen by scammers is being urged to be wary of businesses or individuals offering to recover their money. Between December 2023 and May 2024, Scamwatch received 158 reports of scams involving money recovery, with total losses of over $2.9 million, including losses from…

From 26 July to 11 August, 460 athletes will represent Australia in 33 sports at the 2024 Paris Olympics . It is the sixth Olympics for five athletes, while 231 will be making their debut. The 2024 team also has its biggest percentage of women in history, with 256 athletes (55.6 per cent) being female. There are 10 Indigenous athletes representing Australia. From long-term stars to fan favourites and up-and-comers, here are some key athletes to watch in Paris. It's no secret that swimmin…

A cybercrime group acting on behalf of China's powerful minister of state security has been blamed for espionage and hacks targeting the Australian government and private sector networks. The Australian government has spearheaded the public attribution of malicious cyber activities to the Chinese-state-sponsored group APT40. Here's what we know about the advisory, the espionage group, and who they have targeted. APT stands for Advanced Persistent Threat, and assessments have found the…